Riyadh / Abu Dhabi / Manama / Doha / Kuwait City — In a rare display of full unity, Gulf nations have issued a blistering joint statement condemning Iran after a wave of missile strikes hit US bases and key infrastructure across the region, calling the attacks “an unacceptable assault on the sovereignty and security of all Gulf states.”

Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman met in emergency session overnight, emerging with a communique that squarely blamed Tehran for “deliberate and destabilising aggression” and warned that any further strikes would be treated as a threat to the entire Gulf bloc, not just individual states.

The statement pledged coordinated air‑defence, intelligence‑sharing and “collective measures” to protect energy facilities, ports and civilian populations.

While stopping short of a formal defence pact, the Gulf coalition openly backed ongoing US operations to “restore deterrence” and called on the international community to impose “swift and severe consequences” on Iran.

Analysts say the language marks a turning point: after years of hedging and quiet backchannels with Tehran, the Gulf monarchies are now presenting a common front — and signalling that Iran’s missile campaign has pushed them to choose sides, publicly and decisively.